Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
The Land Board Agrees TO Suspend
Business Until the Legislature
Decides u pom d Policy.
Another Forged Drummer's Certificate
Reaches the COmVtrolier's Office
The Ross County Fight.
Impossible to Tell whether the Land
Grant Railways Have Compiled WIN
The Provisions of the Law.
THE UNLAWFUL ENCLOSURE BILL.

Senate this morning, Senator Terrell
made u motion to lay it on the table sub
ject to call. The motion was the occasion
IF lively debate between Senators Ter
rel, Houston, Pope and Douglass. Sen
ator Terrell urged no objections against
the features of the bill, but desired that
no action should be taken toward the
passage until the general land bill came
up for hearing, that it might prove to
pc practicable to Incorporate the features
Of the Enclosure bill in the land bill and
obviate the necessity of separate legisla-
ton on the same subject.
Senator Houston claimed there we're
only two points in the bill, one declaring
the offense to be a felony and the other
prescribing the penalty. He strenuously
opposed laying the bill on the table sub
iect to call; that 1t was now called up as
a general order after several postpone
ments, and he urged the Senate to con-
slider it upon its merits. He thought
there could be nothing gained by delay,
and was opposed to enCumbering the
general land bill with matter that
should he the subject OF special legisla-
ton. During his speech he alluded to
an instance where man wound his coil
Of wire around an Old mans land, who
demanded pay for the use Of it and was
told that if it did not suit him he could
take his land out OF the iuGlOsUTe.
Senator Pope was opposed 10 lay
Ing the bill on the table subject
TO call because the Senate had been given
ample lime to consider the merits OF the
bill, and, like Senator Houston, he con-
sidereG that there were only two Ques-
tons, the felony and punishment clauses.
1t could be made more effcc i've by sep
aTGtiOn FROM the general law on the land
question.
The motion carried and the bill passed
subject to call.
IMPOSSIBLE UNDFR EXISTING LAWS.
The special committee appointed to in
quire into the condition Of lands granted
10 railroads and to report whether they
had complied with the law requiring
them to ALLEVIATE their lands, reported
that it was impossible under the existing
laws to gain any reliable data. They
recommended that the law be amended
so as to require more specific reports
from the railroads.
REPORTED FAVORABLY.
Mr.. Browning's bill to make it q penal
ofense to sell fresh beef without produc-
ing the hides or ears so that the owner,
ship Can be identified, was reported favor
ably by the committee to day.
FORGERY.
Another forged drummer's certificate
came to the Comptroller's Office to-day
to be transferred. he letter to the
| Comptroller read:
TEMPLE, TEX Feb 10, 1887.
W. j. Swain, Esq, Comptroller, austin, Tex:
DEAR SIR-IncIoseG l hand you com
mercial traveller license No. 1897, Issued
to R. NJ. Williams, August Is, 1886, and
which has been transferred TO me. VIII
you kindly register the same in my name
ana send back to ME in the inclosed en-,
yelope at your earliest convenience, aud
obIge, Yours very truly
FRED RICHARDSON,
Box 2j9, Dallas, Tex.
The certificate accompanying this let
ter, like the c. A. Lilly certificate hereto
fore referred to in the columns Of THE
GAZETTE, has been tempered with, the
dates being changed by erasure and in
sertion, changing the dates in the orig
ipal from August is, 1855, to run one
year ending August 10, 1886, so that it
now reads from August Is, 1885, to
August 10, 1857, which would defraud the
STATE Of one years occupation tax.
AWAITING LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
The much abused land board met to-
day and decided that Sll new business be
suspended until the Legislature has
scted on the question of ghat is to be
done with the land and who is going to
atterd to it. The board, therefore, ad-
iourned over until after the Legislature
had acted on the matter.
ROSS COUNTY IN RMBRYO.
What might be called local matter, in
so far as it concerns the interests Of the
people of Hill, Limestone, Nc
Lehman and Navarro counties, but
one that becomes a state affair, by
reason of adding one more county
sub-divlded, is becoming interesting
Petitions for and against are so numer-
Gus and forcible in their protests and So
licitations as to leave the legislator in
doubt "whether the snake that made
the track was coming in or going out"
There is rumor in the air that news
paper man received draft to
urge it's passage, which has raised
some complications by being protested
and returned from the point sent for col
lection, but THE GAZETTE reporter, not
able to trace it to reliable facts, will not
90 into details until further developments.
TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Tie bill to establish a geological bu-
reau in Texas has many warm advocates
in both Houses, and g few strong oppo-
nents on the ground of economy,
and retrenchment in state affairs. It is
question, whether in the hurry to rush
through the business to an adjournment
at the end of the sixty days, this bill will
ever receive the consideration that Its
friends hope for.
A CIRCULAR TO COLLECTORS.
The Comptroller WAS preparing
circular to-day TO be sent to col
lectors to pay over the public
moneys when the amount accumulated 10
the sum of $500, which is in compliance
with the law, but has concluded to wait
the outcome of legislation pointing to-
ward the amending Of the law SO Is to
compel collectors to report and pay over
monthly under oath directly 30 the Treas
ury Department.
CAPITAL CULIINGs.
The federal grand Jury is in session in
the upstairs department of the postoffice
building busily examining witnesses in
the alleged Washington county election
frauds.
It is understood that Governor Ross as
one OF the members of the land board.
will oppose any action by that body until